The German government blames China for a 2021 cyber attack on the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG). Intelligence information indicated that Chinese actors were responsible for the cyber attack, said a spokesperson for the Federal Foreign Office on Wednesday in Berlin. This led to the Chinese ambassador in Germany being summoned for the […]
If the German government wants to meet its target of 15 million electric cars by 2030, Germany will depend on Chinese manufacturers. This is highlighted in a study by the think tank Agora Verkehrswende and the consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG). With its current trajectory, Germany is set to miss the target by about […]
Siemens Healthineers anticipates more orders for CT and MRI machines from Chinese hospitals and healthcare facilities in the next fiscal year. Currently, anti-corruption measures in the healthcare sector are delaying order placements. “We expect this to result in a backlog in 2025,” said CEO Bernd Montag. Siemens Healthineers is observing preparations for a government program […]
According to insiders, the US government aims to introduce a stricter embargo on technology exports to China this August. However, the export of chip-making machinery from certain allied countries will be exempt, several people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Following this news, shares of suppliers like ASML from the Netherlands and Tokyo […]
The Chinese internet is abuzz with excitement over the 405 athletes from the People’s Republic who have traveled to Paris. Every day, a new hero or heroine is celebrated, such as Hong Kong fencer Vivian Kong Man-wai or table tennis stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, who have all won gold.At the same time, netizens […]
The race for global supremacy is in full swing. While China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is wooing the conflicting parties in the Middle East, his American counterpart Antony Blinken is traveling the Indo-Pacific. In Tokyo, he met his colleagues from Quad allies Australia, India and Japan – and incidentally sealed the most significant change in […]
Not a woke show like the one at the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, but the finale of the ChinaJoy cosplay convention in Shanghai: The performance is a fantasy drama based on Chinese mythology – with plenty of vibrant costumes and diverse actors and actresses. And quite a lot of skin is also […]
Tjan Ho Lai has been Junior Business Development Manager at the Benelux Chamber of Commerce East China since July. The Shanghai-based platform is dedicated to promoting trade with China for companies from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Lai’s tasks include cross-border customer relationship management and the organization of networking events. Dai Qingli is the new […]
You have to hand it to the CCP leadership: they don’t waste time. The Third Plenum ended just a week ago – and they are already getting to work. It has poured the equivalent of 400 billion euros into stimulating the economy, which has been limping along for months. But as gigantic as this package […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the Philippines against a permanent deployment of US medium-range missiles. “It will create regional tension and confrontation, triggering an arms race, which is totally not in line with the interests and aspirations of the Filipino people,” he said during a meeting with his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo.As part […]
